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Puijonlaakso is a district in the city of Kuopio,
Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. As the name implies, it is located right next to Puijo Hill and is a very green area. The area has about 6,400 inhabitants, many of whom are students. The area includes the Puijonlaakso shopping center, nursing homes and the
Hotel Savonia Hotel Savonia is a Best Western hotel located in Kuopio, Finland. It is also an educational unit, housing the Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services branch of the Savonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Fi ...
, in connection with which the tourism, nutrition and economics education unit of Savo Vocational College with Adult Education Center and
Savonia University of Applied Sciences Savonia University of Applied Sciences (Finnish: Savonia- ammattikorkeakoulu) is a local municipality-owned Finnish institution of higher education based in the cities of Kuopio, Iisalmi and Varkaus. Savonia offers bachelor's and master's degre ...
operates. Puijo Church was completed in 1977, as part of a larger parish center. Puijonlaakso also includes part of the
University of Eastern Finland The University of Eastern Finland ( fi, Itä-Suomen yliopisto) is a university in Finland founded in 2010 with campuses in Joensuu and Kuopio. History The Finnish Parliament passed the Universities Act on June 16, 2009, which, among other thing ...
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Savilahti Savilahti is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Eero Savilahti (born 1992), Finnish ice hockey player * Mika Savilahti (born 1963), Finnish sprint canoer See also * Savilahti Stone Sacristy, Finland {{surname ...
Kuopio Campus - University of Eastern Finland
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Kuopio University Hospital Kuopio University Hospital (KUH; fi, Kuopion yliopistollinen sairaala, KYS, sv, Kuopio universitetssjukhus) is a teaching hospital of the University of Eastern Finland along Puijonlaaksontie at the Puijonlaakso district in Kuopio, Finland. It ...
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Puijo (district) Puijo is a district of Kuopio, Finland. It is located north of the center of Kuopio, along the European route E63. The area includes, among other things, Puijo Hill with its nature reserves, and the Great Cemetery of Kuopio on the south side of ...


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Districts of Kuopio {{EasternFinland-geo-stub